An article on Page 19A in The Dallas Morning News in the November 6, 2010, edition “Scams Target the Jobless” by Stuart Pfeifer of the Los Angeles Times, discusses how a weak job market makes job seekers vulnerable to scammers who seek to bilk them out of their money.
Here of some suggestions as to how to avoid job scams:
1. Beware of employers who ask for money upfront for training and materials.
2. Be cautious of placement services that guarantee they’ll find you a job.
3. Check out companies with the Better Business Bureau or through a Google search.
4. Do not cash unsolicited that arrive in the mail. Endorsing and cashing such instruments may obligate you contractually to terms and conditions for which you are unaware.
5. Be careful with placement agencies that direct you to call a toll-free number. Sometimes these companies can transfer you, without your knowledge, to a number that charges a fee.
6. Follow up with the corporate offices listed in the ad by an employment service to find if that firm is really hiring.
7. Do not give your credit card or bank information over the telephone unless you are familiar with the organization.
I personally do not think that you should pay an employment agency fees who says that it will find you a job. My feeling is that if an organization is not willing to pay the employment agency its fees and expects the applicant to pay is an organization to avoid.
Please share your experience with readers of this blog with organizations that may have proved to be job scams.
Thanks! Glyn
No comments:
Post a Comment